What does Thor mean?
Thor [thor] as a boys' name is pronounced thor. It is of Old Norse origin, and the meaning of Thor is "thunder". Mythology: Thor was the Norse god of thunder and power, one of the sons of Odin. Thursday was named for Thor. Explorer Thor Heyerdahl.
Affiliated boy name: Soren.Kreatif forms:
(male) Thorry, Toor, ..
(female) Thorra, Thorri, ..
How popular is Thor?
Thor is an uncommon first name for men but a very popular surname for all people (#12737 out of 150436, Top 8%). (2000 U.S. Demographics)
Presented below is the birth name history of Thor for boys. Thor was first listed in 1950-1959 and reached its apex rank of #998 in the U.S. during 1960-1969, and is at #1436 presently. (Top 2000 Names, 2015)
Which version is better?with its variant forms and related boy names. Shown below is a study of the statistics of the boy name Thor and corresponding names. Soren (#577 from recent data), Thorin (#1183), Tyrus (#1938), Thorvald and Tor are the prominent varying forms of Thor (#1436 from recent data). Usage of these forms of Thor is at its apex presently. Soren is the most trendy birth name in this list.
Thor is pronounced similarly to Thayer. Other recommended names are Amor, Cor, Dor, Egor, Ifor, Igor, Ivor, Noor, Sior, Tabor, Tahir, Tahoe, Talor, Taos, Tavor, Tedor, Teo, Teom, Thad▼, Thaw, Theo▲, Theon, Thoby, Thole, Thom, Thoma, Thorn, Thorne, Thorp, Thorpe, Thu, Thurl, Tibor, Tod▼, Todor, Tom▼, Ton, Toon, Toro, Torr, Toru, Tory▼, Tov, Troi, Troy▼, Tsar, Tudor, Tylor▼, Tyr, Ygor and Yvor. These names tend to be more frequently used than Thor.See names in meaning and etymology.